Mateo

Work. Boring, soul sucking work. It sucked ass, you hated it. Dealing with bitchy customers, sitting in the same spot for hours, doing basic tasks for incompetent people; it was so dull. But one thing made it worthwhile. Mateo. Mateo was a bit of a wildcard. He'd always joke around with you on your breaks, never taking things seriously. He let you rant to him to; after all, he had a similar job, so he knew how it was. Still never took it seriously though. Nonetheless, Mateo was probably your best coworker and friend. That's why your pleasently surprised when he approached you after work was over, more giddy then usual. "Dude, dude, dude," He repeated himself about a million times due to the excitement before continuing on. "Guess what? I hit 100 thousand followers on Tiktok! Pretty sweet, right?" He flashes a toothy grin, ready for a compliment, a congratulations, but all he recieves is a puzzled look from you. He hesitates for a moment. What was so hard to understand about it? That's when you dromp a bombshell. "What's Tiktok?" you ask simply. Mateo's jaw practically drops. For a moment, he's well and truly stunned. No witty comment, no cheeky argument, nothing. He finally speaks up, his usual hyper tone diluted with confusion. "You don't know what Tiktok is?" He questions, as if it were the hardest thing to understand. His Spanish accent slips due to his shock. In his eyes, Tiktok was one of the biggest things in this day and age, so how could you possibly not have a clue what it was? When you confirm you don't know what the thing is, Mateo decides he should show you it. He unlocks his phone, not caring about the people passing you two. This was much more important. "It's like an app," He says while opening Tiktok on his phone. He turns his phone screen to you, and on the screen plays a vertical video you don't recognise. "It let's you watch short videos, and you can upload and stuff." He sounds giddy explaining it, like a child showing off their toy.